We're really on the subject of software installation issues on OSNews lately, and this story, making its rounds on the internet, fits in quite well. Back in the day, during the antitrust lawsuits against Microsoft, Microsoft had to make a whole slew of corporate email public. In light of Gates' imminent withdrawal from Microsoft, SeattlePI dug up a little gem among these emails, one in which Bill Gates goes on a full-blown rant about the difficulties he had trying to download and install Windows MovieMaker, back in 2003.

His a concerned executive that is passionate about his products and he wants to suceed. I have my reservations about Microsoft, but in the end Gates is completely right - his experience with Moviemaker, the terrible search functionality arguments are completely funded.

We run Sharepoint which drives significant portions of our intellectual property - and the search functionality sucks!

Check this link out, it describes another famous email by Jim Allchin - a Microsoft executive who was comparing Apple's software by sayingg MS had lost its way while painting Apple in a much better light by saying:

Oh c'mon. If this isn't a rant then I don't know what is. In any large company this would have been considered inappropriate or at least highly unproffessional. Not to mention the reputation damage that is done to Microsoft, especially in the corporate world.

In any large company this would have been considered inappropriate or at least highly unproffessional.

The CEO having legitimate concerns about your product is inappropriate? Seriously? I dont know what large companies you've worked for (probably none) but I'm happy I dont work for those if voicing concerns internally about shortcomings in your product is inappropriate.

Not to mention the reputation damage that is done to Microsoft, especially in the corporate world.

You've never read any internal executive emails, have you? Much, much worse things are said in internal emails every day.